Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2007 amends the Texas Probate Code to establish provisions for the probate of a will as a muniment of title. The act changes the contents of a written application for the appointment of a temporary administrator of a decedent's estate, in cases where the decedent died testate, to include those contents necessary for letters testamentary. House Bill 2007 requires that family history facts concerning heirship be included in a small estate's affidavit. The act also repeals the chapter of the Texas Probate Code relating to informal probate.